The Centre for Philanthropy (GCP) in 2019 GCP / 2019

The activities of the Geneva Centre for Philanthropy (GCP) in 2019

Overview of the activities 3

Teaching and training 5

Research 9

Connecting the philanthropy sector 13

The GCP 17

IMPRESSUM Authors and editors Laetitia Gill and Henry Peter Geneva Centre for Philanthropy Graphic design Jennifer Freuler Cover image Owen Davey Printing UNIGE printing centre University of Geneva © University of Geneva April 2020 1 GCP / 2019

The Geneva Centre for Philanthropy has grown quickly in the two years since it was created and has already gained national and international recognition for its work.

In just two years, the Geneva Centre for Philanthropy (GCP) has become an important point of reference among academics and professionals both in and worldwide. The Centre, which was founded by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), defines philanthropy as voluntary giving for the common good, the latter being codified by the Sustainable Development Goals.

The Centre’s work focuses on three strategic areas: teaching, research and events. It takes a cross-disciplinary approach and crosses closely with practitioners, which has helped to drive our success.

Highlights of 2019 included the creation of the Edmond de Rothschild Overview Foundations Chair in Behavioural Philanthropy, and the launch of a second course in philanthropy for students in UNIGE’s Faculty of the activities of Humanities.

The GCP also entered into a unique partnership agreement with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) as part of a major research project on the taxation of philanthropy. The research findings will be presented at an international conference to be held in Geneva in November 2020.

The Centre collaborated with a number of key players in the philan- thropy sector as well, including the European Research Network on Philanthropy (ERNOP), the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, proFonds, SwissFoundations and Swiss Philanthropy Foundation.

This report provides a brief summary of the Centre’s work. More detailed information is available in French and English on the Centre’s website. This includes news about the Centre, a rundown of events, links to publications and course syllabuses.

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Philanthropy and its main legal implications Second edition A course designed and taught by Dr Giulia Neri-Castracane, a lecturer and academic fellow at the Centre. This course, which looks at philanthropy from a legal viewpoint, is for Master’s students from UNIGE’s Faculty of Law and the Geneva School of Economics and Management (GSEM). It is also included in the curriculum for the Lausanne Business School (HEC).

Student feedback “A key course. It sheds light on a sector that I was familiar with but that I had never considered from a legal standpoint before. I very much liked that there were a variety of speakers, as it kept the course lively and made things more tangible. The course went further than strictly 1. legal matters.” Teaching The Ethics of Philanthropy and training First edition A course designed and taught by Dr Emma Tieffenbach, lecturer and academic fellow at the Centre. This course covers fundamental questions concerning the ethics of philanthropy, looking at key texts on the philosophy of giving in an interactive manner. It is for Bachelor’s and Master’s students from the Faculty of Humanities.

Student feedback “An unusual, cross-disciplinary topic. I liked the concrete, yet fundamental, approach taken in this course, and that it is designed for everyone.”

All courses given by the GCP can be attented by the public audience.

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In 2019, 143 people – 64 students and Foundations: new generation(s)? Seventh edition 79 professionals – Continuing education As one of the partner institutions for the master classes run took part in GCP by the Center for Philanthropy Studies (CEPS) of the University of Basel and the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation, The Centre was courses involved in the course held at the Château de Bossey in Vaud Canton in June 2019. Several academic experts working with the Centre, including Professors François Dermange (Faculty of Theology), Philipp Krueger (GSEM) and Henry Peter (GCP), co-taught this Scheduled for 2020 Scheduled for 2021 course. Over three days, 23 practitioners learned about recent During the spring 2020 semester, Global Philanthropy for trends in philanthropy and their impact on foundations. the Centre ran a new course in Development: current trends partnership with the Faculty and future perspectives of Law entitled Cultural Philan- On 24 and 25 June 2021, the Digital technology for the common good thropy and Law. The course was GCP will team up with the OECD Co-creative workshop designed and taught by Dr Anne and the Indiana University Lilly Laure Bandle, an academic fellow The GCP joined forces with GSEM and Open Geneva to run a Family School of Philanthropy at the GCP and lecturer at the to run a continuing education one-day workshop taught by Professor Giuseppe Ugazio, who holds and the course for philanthropy managers the Edmond de Rothschild Foundations Chair in Behavioural London School of Economics. at NGOs, international organiza- Philanthropy, and by Dr Thomas Maillart, Manager of UNIGE’s The course analyses how philan- tions and foundations. It will be SDG Solution Space. thropy can support the arts held at the OECD’s headquarters and culture. Using a case study from the International Committee of the Red in Paris. Cross (ICRC), participants worked on finding innovative digital It is funded by the Fondation solutions to meet the challenges faced by NGOs. Zdenek et Michaela Bakala.

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When philanthropy meets neuroscience In early 2019, the Edmond de Rothschild Foundations Chair in Behavioural Philanthropy was created within the GSEM. It is the first of its kind in Europe and will promote teaching and research in philanthropy as part of an emerging discipline at the crossroads of economics, psychology and neuroscience. The chair was awarded to Professor Giuseppe Ugazio, who gave his inaugural lecture to a large audience on 15 October 2019.

Taxation and philanthropy 2. The research project “philanthropy and taxation: legal and economic analysis of the efficiency of the existing legal framework and legisla- Research tive proposals” was awarded CHF 600,000 in funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and is run by Professor Henry Peter and Dr Giedre Lideikyte Huber.

Emotions in philanthropic behaviour The research project “Beyond Charity: the varieties of value-driven emotions in philanthropic behavior” looks at the interactions between emotions and giving. It is run by Professor David Sander, Director of UNIGE’s Centre Interfacultaire en Sciences Affectives (CISA) and Professor Florian Cova, who is from the Faculty of Humanities and a member of CISA. This project received a research grant of CHF 160,000 from one of the Centre’s strategic partners. Credit: Laurent Chiu Laurent Credit: 9 GCP / 2019 GCP / 2019

Good practices in water management Professor Laurence Boisson de Chazournes and Dr Mara Tignino are working together on a project entitled “Water, private companies and the furtherance of the public good”. The aim of the project is to Doing better more efficiently: analyse mechanisms for promoting good practices for water manage- measuring and enhancing philanthropic vitality ment and protection within the private sector. It will contribute to in the Lemanic region implementing one of the recommendations of the Global High-Level As part of the Centre’s mission to contribute Panel on Water and Peace, which was set up in 2015 by Switzerland to developing philanthropy in French- and 14 other countries. The researchers received a contribution of speaking Switzerland, it played a key role CHF 20,000 from one of the Centre’s strategic partners. in a pioneering study into philanthropic vitality in the Lake Geneva region. The study assessed the state of the philanthropy Publications sector, and identified opportunities and set out strategic recommendations to further On the GCP’s initiative, the March 2019 edition of Expert Focus strengthen the sector’s role in this region. was dedicated entirely to philanthropy. It comprised 21 articles by The study was launched through the professors, experts, researchers and academic fellows linked to GCP, Fondation Lombard Odier and was the result of a unique partner- who delved into various aspects of philanthropy. ship between the private sector, the academic world, the super- visory authorities in French-speaking Switzerland, the Geneva cantonal authorities, and the philanthropy sector. The findings were published in September 2019.

Forty academic Scheduled for 2020 A report will be drawn up in French and German, and initiatives articles are available to implement the recommendations included in the report will online on the GCP continue. More information website More information

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Every year, the GCP organizes several events to bring philanthropy researchers and practitioners together. These events take place at the University of Geneva and are open to the public. Summaries of these events are available on the GCP website. More information

In 2019, we ran three “philanthropy lunches” involving more than 300 people. Why do people give? 27 June 2019 Professor David Sander, the Director of the CISA, moderated a panel discussion with three members of the UNIGE community: 3. Professor Florian Cova, who received the SNSF Eccellenza Grant in philosophy; Dr Emma Tieffenbach, a lecturer specializing in the Connecting philosophy of philanthropy and academic fellow at the Centre; and the philanthropy Professor Giuseppe Ugazio, who holds the Edmond de Rothschild Foundations Chair in Behavioural Philanthropy. sector The panel discussed the altruistic behaviour of donors and their motivations.

Philanthropic organizations and business activity: what are the tax issues? 11 September 2019 Dr Giedre Lideikyte Huber, a GCP researcher specializing in the taxation of philanthropy, moderated a cross-disciplinary panel made up of: Professor René Bekkers, Director of the Center for Philanthropic Studies, Vrije Universiteit (Amsterdam) and member of GCP’s Scienti- fic Committee; Dr Raphaël Gani, a Swiss federal administrative court judge; and Professor Xavier Oberson, an expert in Swiss and interna- tional tax law from UNIGE’s Faculty of Law. The panel covered various issues relating to the taxation of philan- thropy, with a focus on how philanthropic organizations can self-fund themselves by conducting business activities. Credit: J. Erard/UNIGE Credit: 13 GCP / 2019 GCP / 2019

Water as a public good: Room for philanthropy A new type of philanthropy? 11 December 2019 1 October 2019 UNIGE’s Professor Laurence Boisson de Chazournes moderated In a talk by GCP Head Henry Peter, more than 200 members of Uni3, a panel discussion with: Dr Danilo Türk, Chair of the Global High- UNIGE’s programme for senior students, were given a look at how Level Panel on Water and Peace and former President of the Republic the concept of philanthropy has changed and how it is implemented. of Slovenia; Dr Mara Tignino, a teaching and research fellow at the Faculty of Law and a legal expert with UNIGE’s Platform for Interna- Six events were organized by or with the Centre, tional Water Law; and Cédric Lecamp, Senior Investment Manager for Thematic Equities at Pictet-Water Fund. with more than 870 people taking part. The panel looked at the essential role that water plays in achieving Carnegie Symposium the Sustainable Development Goals and in peace-keeping, as well 24 May 2019 as the importance of securing private-sector funding to foster these The CGCP was asked to take part in the Carnegie Symposium held in initiatives. Bern to mark the 100th anniversary of the death of Andrew Carnegie. Professor Henry Peter and other experts, including the philanthropist Hansjörg Wyss, former Swiss President Samuel Schmid, and Andrew Carnegie’s great granddaughter Linda Thorell Hills, shared their vision Other events of various aspects of philanthropic work. Philanthropy – SDGs – CSR and the role of positive impact 14 June 2019 GCP was involved in 16 conferences In this think tank session, opinion leaders discussed how philan- in Switzerland and abroad. thropy can help to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, and the related challenges. It marked the start of the research project run by Dr Giulia Neri-Castracane. Scheduled for 2020 Taxation and Philanthropy Conference The art of giving, art law and philanthropy Taxation is a key concern in the world of philanthropy, yet it has 17 October 2019 rarely been the subject of academic study. In addition to the publications produced for this research project, an international The Annual Conference of the Art Law Foundation and the Art Law conference will be held in Geneva on 26 and 27 November 2020. Centre was held in partnership with the GCP. Throughout a full day It will bring together some of the world’s renamed academic event, academic figures, heads of cultural institutions from across experts in this field. Switzerland and other practitioners discussed four key themes: The conference will be opened by Pascal Saint-Amans, the Director philanthropists in the art world, donations to museums, philanthropic of the OECD’s Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, who will structures and art related foudations. present the OECD report on taxation and philanthropy which is The conference was supported by the Pictet Group Charitable the result of an ambitious research project launched with the GCP Foundation, one of the Centre’s strategic partners. in spring 2019. More information

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Strategic Committee The committee is chaired by Yves Flückiger, the Rector of the University of Geneva.

As 31 December 2019, the other members were: Representing the University of Geneva: Professor Jan Blanc, Faculty of Humanities; Professor François Dermange, Faculty of Theology; Professor Bénédict Foex, Faculty of Law; Professor Rajna Gibson, GSEM; Professor David Sander, Faculty of Psychology/CISA. Representing the strategic partners: Peter Brey, Fondation Leenaards; Philippe Cottier, Fondation Hélène et Victor Barbour; Claude Demole and Stephany Malquarti, Pictet Group Charitable The GCP Foundation; Monica Diem, Perspectives Foundation, Swiss Life; Firoz Ladak, Edmond de Rothschild Foundations; Dr Maximilian Martin, Fondation Lombard Odier; Marc Maugué, Fondation Hans Wilsdorf.

Management team

Henry Peter Laetitia Gill Semia Bey Head Executive Project Director Coordinator Credits: J. Erard/UNIGE Credits: 17 GCP / 2019 GCP / 2019

Scientific Committee Academic fellows Professor James Andreoni, Professor of Economics, University The Centre also works with academic fellows; they are practitioners of California San Diego; who are involved in teaching and research under the guidance of a UNIGE professor. Professor René Bekkers, Director of the Center for Philanthropic Studies at Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam; Jeanne Arn, recipient of the prestigious Gates Cambridge Professor Guy Kahane, Associate Professor, Fellow and Tutor Scholarship 2019; in Philosophy, Pembroke College, University of Oxford; Dr Anne Laure Bandle, lawyer and lecturer; Professor Swee-Sum Lam, Associate Professor of Finance, Director Delphine Bottge, lawyer; of the Asia Centre for Social Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy (ACSEP), National University of Singapore; Philipp Fischer, lawyer; Dr Jorge Moll, President of the D’Or Institute for Research Dr Giulia Neri-Castracane, lawyer and lecturer; and Education (IDOR), Brazil and Stanford University; Vincent Pfammatter, lawyer; Professor Anne-Claire Pache, Chair of Philanthropy, Dr Emma Tieffenbach, lecturer; ESSEC Business School, Paris. Professor Livia Ventura, Assistant Professor of Comparative Private Law at the LUISS Guido Carly University in Rome. Associated professors and researchers The professors and researchers associated with the GCP come from Funding various faculties. In 2019, seven professors and postdocs from five 2019 was a successful year in terms of both the Centre’s work and its faculties (Law, Humanities, GSEM, Medicine and CISA) worked with funding. Total revenues, which comprised funding from UNIGE, the Centre on projects relating to philanthropy. strategic partners and other sources, including the SNSF, amounted to CHF 1,087,400.00.

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GCP in the news As a research centre and key player in the philanthropy sector, the GCP is regularly consulted and cited in the media. In 2019, the Centre contributed to 14 newspaper articles, TV and radio interviews. When philanthropy is accused of jeopardizing democracy, 18 December 2019, CNN Money Switzerland Le droit suisse peine à soutenir l’entrepreneuriat social, 28 November 2019, L’Agefi Extinction Rebellion entre petits dons et gros donateurs, 19 November 2019, RTS Un / Le journal 19h30 L’Université de Genève crée une chaire en philanthropie comportementale unique en Europe, 13 October 2019, Radio La 1ère Une chaire pour cerner les motivations du philanthrope, 10 October 2019, Le journal de l’UNIGE Genevois et vaudois ont une confiance aveugle dans les fondations, 27 September 2019, Le Temps Première évaluation de la vitalité du secteur philanthropique lémanique, 27 September 2019, allnews.ch La filantropia aiuta l’azienda, 19 May 2019, Corriere del Philanthropie : un succès genevois, 12 March 2019, Léman Bleu Télé Genève veut devenir un centre mondial de la philanthropie, 18 February 2019, L’Agefi Philanthropie et neurosciences, 6 February 2019, allnews.ch La philanthropie vue depuis les méandres du cerveau, 5 February 2019, Le Temps

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